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CATASETUM LUCIANI cosen. 
M. LUCIEN LINDEN’S CATASETUM. 
CATASETUM. Vide Lindenia, vol. I, p. 59. 
Catasetum Luciani. Pseudobulbis robustis, elongato-conicis; foliis lanceolatis; racemo submultifloro; floribus 
amplis; sepalis membranaceis, late oblongo-lanceolatis, longiuscule acuminatis, dorsali erecto, lateralibus sub angulo 
fere recto divergentibus antice satis arcuatis ; petalis sepalis conformibus, paullo divergentibus, sepalo dorsali appro- 
ximatis ; labello infero, crasse carnoso rigidoque, semiorbiculari angulis basilaribus obtusis, margine integerrimo vel 
vix undulato, cucullato subsaccato, sacco lato paullo profundo fundo late rotundato ; columna elongata, apice longe 
rostrata, antennis elongatis divergentibus laevibusque. 
Catasetum Luciani COGN. supra. 
Catasetum splendens var. Luciani ROLFE in Orch, Rev., I, p. 356. 
n our opinion, this Catasetum, like C. Lindeni, and for the same reasons, 
must be considered a natural hybrid between C. Bungerothi and C. ma- 
ij crocarpum; in addition to its quite different colouring, it is distinguished 
from C. Lindeni by its narrower and more lengthily acuminate sepals and petals, 
the latter being notably more close together in front of the dorsal sepal; also 
by its lip which is not reniform-rounded, but rather semi-circular, with a broader 
pouch and a more rounded tip. The sepals are dark purple, slightly shaded with 
green. The petals are whitish-green, somewhat shaded with purple, especially 
towards the apex which passes into purple; the inferior half is spotted, almost 
striated with dark purple on the middle. The lip is whitish, very delicately stained 
with a charming water-green, and a somewhat yellowish tint towards the pouch. 
The column is white, very slightly shaded with faint yellow in front, and with a 
greenish shade on the remainder of the surface. 
C. Luciani, recently introduced by Messrs Linpen, L’Horticutture INTER- 
NATIONALE, was included in the conspicuous group mentioned in the reference 
of C. Lindeni; it was.awarded the same distinction. 
Messieurs LinpeEN ont-ils donc a leur disposition la baguette d’une fée, qu’ils 
puissent ainsi, semble-t-il, tirer 4 volonté et 4 pleines mains, de nous ne savons 
quel mystérieux écrin, des bijoux tous plus riches les uns que les autres, comme 
la nombreuse série de Catasetum nouveaux qui viennent d’apparaitre simulta- 
nément dans leur établissement? Nous sommes heureux d’attacher spécialement 
le nom de M. Lucien LinpeEN 4 celui qui, entre tous, n’est peut-étre pas le plus 
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